# NTSB NYC67D0486: Piper PA-28, N6556W, Basin Harbor, VT, January 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1967
- Place: Basin Harbor, VT · BASIN HARBOR, VT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0486

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0181  67/1/22    BASIN HARBOR,VT     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N6556W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BASIN HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENG STALLED MOMENTARILY UPON APPLICATION OF THROTTLE FOR GO-AROUND FROM SIMULATED EMERGENCY LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6556W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6556W), registered now, S/N 28-20637, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Basin Harbor

## Other investigations on N6556W (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC69D0231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0231), Oct 16, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6556W), Montpelier, VT, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0632](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0632), Apr 15, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6556W), Burlington, VT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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